Close to six months ago, electronic dance pioneer Hardwell surprised fans around the globe with a return show at Ultra Music Festival in Miami and the announcement of a new album and world tour. Now, following weeks of waterfall releases, Hardwell makes the whole ‘REBELS NEVER DIE’ album available worldwide to enjoy in its entirety.
Featuring entirely solo material, the arrival of 'REBELS NEVER DIE' ushers in a new era for one of electronic music's biggest known stars. Including goosebump-inducing singles like 'BROKEN MIRROR', 'INTO THE UNKNOWN', and 'BLACK MAGIC', alongside the seismic club bangers' GODD', 'LASER' and 'PACMAN', fans have been given a chance to dive headfirst into Hardwell's creative mind.
Hardwell's sabbatical opened up the opportunity to commit more focus in the studio for artist discovery. He used this time to explore complete creative freedom, playing with new ideas and making new music with no real plan. Back to the music he used to listen to as a child, rediscovering his old vinyl collection, Hardwell was inspired to make his new album ‘REBELS NEVER DIE'. The result is a solo studio album that combines the music he started with, early trance riffs, and the energy of his big room sounds, all built around a techno-esque musical structure.
"I hate to be caught up in one particular genre. I always try to make music I love to play out. I don't consider myself a mainstream artist, techno, or big room artist, I just consider myself Hardwell, and this is what Hardwell is. If it's not a genre, then it's not a genre; it's just me."
Always a leader with a quest to evolve, not repeat. REBELS NEVER DIE is a critical point in the musical shift for Hardwell's legacy as one of dance music's most iconic figures.
HARDWELL x REBELS NEVER DIE ALBUM
1. BROKEN MIRROR
2. INTO THE UNKNOWN
3. FUCKING SOCIETY
4. BLACK MAGIC
5. DOPAMINE
6. GODD
7. PACMAN
8. MIND CONTROL
9. REMINISCE
10. ZERO GRAVITY
11. LASER
12. I FEEL LIKE DANCING
13. SELF DESTRUCT
14. REBELS NEVER DIE
Dimitri Kechagias review:
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[item value="10"]You can’t get this memorable track out of your head[/item]
[item value="10"]It has potential to become an anthem or a classic[/item]
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[content title="Summary" label="Overall Score"]Hardwell is back not only as recording artist but also as DJ. His performances in all the big summer festivals were success and the crowd welcomed him back with great warmth. His album Rebels Never Die is a powerful club focused project with tracks that all can be played and enjoyed in huge loud systems. With techno fat basslines in most of them with thumping kicks and massive euphoric synths with nice vocals and exceptional drops Hardwell deliver one fat club burner to the other keeping the listener jumping and pumping around in your car while you drive towards your favourite club to your living room that you will turn it into a global dancefloor. Of course the fans of the mainstage progressive big room sound will find tracks on the album that will satisfy their hunger for distorted electro synthy lines and energetic driving basslines to keep the sweat dropping all over the place. I love the fact that is an album to be played loud and proud and is pretty rebellious as it breaks boundaries and bridges styles and genres very creatively in fresh direction. Welcome back Hardwell. Love IT [/content]
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